leavga

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Northern Sami

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈlea̯vːka/

Noun

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leavga

  1. flag

Inflection

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Even a-stem, vg-vgg gradation
Nominative leavga
Genitive leavgga
Singular Plural
Nominative leavga leavggat
Accusative leavgga leavggaid
Genitive leavgga leavggaid
Illative lēvgii leavggaide
Locative leavggas leavggain
Comitative leavggain leavggaiguin
Essive leavgan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person leavgan leavgame leavgamet
2nd person leavgat leavgade leavgadet
3rd person leavgas leavgaska leavgaset

Further reading

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  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland